Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 1995, 12:35 AM CST for Atascosa County, Frio County, Texas. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1995, 12:35 AM CST (06:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 1995, 1:30 AM CST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Atascosa County, TX, Frio County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 193 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -228 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 070637 RRA SVRSAT TXC013-163-070730- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1235 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH TEXAS ...ATASCOSA COUNTY...FRIO COUNTY AT 1235 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS FRIO AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT FRIO AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT HOUR. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. RESIDENTS OF FRIO COUNTY AND ATASCOSA COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REACH SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDS BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES... SOMETIMES BUILDINGS. VERY LARGE HAIL CAN INJURE ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 10:51 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070550- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1050 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 1045 PM SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL TEXAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR DEL RIO AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. NO SEVERE STORMS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS TIME IN CENTRAL TEXAS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE HSTORMS. SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. TSCHIRHART
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 11:30 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
TXZ168>173-188>193-204>208-219>224-228>233-246-071200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1130 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR MOST AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SAN ANTONIO...AUSTIN...BEEVILLE...AND VICTORIA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED WEST OF SAN ANTONIO DURING THE PAST HOUR AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINS WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MILES AND HAIL DURING THE PAST HOUR. PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CASE WARNING ARE REQUIRED.
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 11:32 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
TXZ168>173-188>193-204>208-219>224-228>233-246-071200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1130 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR MOST AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SAN ANTONIO...AUSTIN...BEEVILLE...AND VICTORIA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED WEST OF SAN ANTONIO DURING THE PAST HOUR AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINS WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MILES AND HAIL DURING THE PAST HOUR. PEOPLE IN AND NE~AR THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CASE WARNING ARE REQUIRED.
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 11:58 PM CST, 37 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR HEADER WORDING... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1158 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM... AT 1145 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS IN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS... BASTROP... BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...HAYS...LEE...LLANO... TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM HONDO TO BROWNWOOD AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGER STROMS WERE NEAR HONDO AND WILL AFFECT CALDWELL AND HAYS COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS. KNOW YOUR COUNTY AND THE COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY AROUND YOU. WE ISSUE WARNINGS AT THIS SCALE...EVEN THOUGH THE STORM MAY ONLY AFFECT A SMALL PORTION OF THE COUNTY AT ANY ONE TIME. TSCHIRHART
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 11:59 PM CST, 36 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1158 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM... AT 1145 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS IN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS... BASTROP... BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...HAYS...LEE...LLANO... TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM HONDO TO BROWNWOOD AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGER STROMS WERE NEAR HONDO AND WILL AFFECT CALDWELL AND HAYS COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS. KNOW YOUR COUNTY AND THE COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY AROUND YOU. WE ISSUE WARNINGS AT THIS SCALE...EVEN THOUGH THE STORM MAY ONLY AFFECT A SMALL PORTION OF THE COUNTY AT ANY ONE TIME. TSCHIRHART
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 12:17 AM CST, 18 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR HEADER WORDING... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1158 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM... AT 1145 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS IN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS... BASTROP... BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...HAYS...LEE...LLANO... TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM HONDO TO BROWNWOOD AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGER STROMS WERE NEAR HONDO AND WILL AFFECT CALDWELL AND HAYS COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS. KNOW YOUR COUNTY AND THE COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY AROUND YOU. WE ISSUE WARNINGS AT THIS SCALE...EVEN THOUGH THE STORM MAY ONLY AFFECT A SMALL PORTION OF THE COUNTY AT ANY ONE TIME. TSCHIRHART
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 60 min |
| Mar 6, 10:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 57 min |
| Mar 6, 11:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Frio, Medina | 57 min |
| Mar 6, 11:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 66 min |
| Mar 7, 12:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal, Kendall | 55 min |
| Mar 7, 1:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 58 min |
| Mar 7, 1:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Hays | 55 min |
| Mar 7, 1:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Wilson | 69 min |
| Mar 7, 1:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 64 min |
| Mar 7, 1:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Travis | 58 min |
| Mar 7, 1:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 37 min |
| Mar 7, 1:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lee | 62 min |
| Mar 7, 2:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 55 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.